From bumper bangs to victory rolls, achieving a vintage pin-up look isn’t necessarily easy. But that’s what makes the final result so pleasing, and such a contrast to the effortless styles we’re used to seeing on the street.

After the break we take a look at 5 hair tutorials for retro / pin-up inspired hair, channeling styles of the 1940s and ’50s. Some are fairly simple, some more difficult to achieve, but if it’s a look you want to nail they’re all well worth a try.

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Faux victory rolls tutorial.


’40s inspired half-up / half-down hairstyle.

Easy pin-up girl hairstyle that doesn’t require any curling.

Easy vintage hairstyle with a headscarf or headband.

1950s inspired glamorous curls.

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Some people's wardrobes are about a small selection of pieces that all fit within one aesthetic - Tania Braukamper isn't such a person. With a wardrobe that spans three different rooms, her approach to fashion is a mixture of current-season key pieces mixed with vintage finds she's sourced on innumerous shopping trips around the world's more cultured capitals. Despite a disparate approach to shopping, Tania is adamant that the key to mixing vintage with new season is to stick to key looks and colours that work for oneself. And it's a theory that she works into her writing for Fashionising.com, where she serves as the publication's Editor.